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"It is inevitable. There is no alternative."
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"(idiomatic) It is inevitable. There is no alternative."
],
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"word": "there's no getting around it"
},
{
"word": "it cannot be helped"
}
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nuk mund të bëj diçka me të"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lā mafarr",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "لَا مَفَرّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lā ʔastaṭīʕ ḏālik",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "لَا أَسْتَطِيع ذٰلِك"
},
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"lang": "Hakka Chinese",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "無法度"
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{
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"roman": "mò fap-thu",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
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"sense": "it is inevitable",
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"roman": "bô pān-hoat",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
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"Hokkien"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "沒辦法"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "méi bànfǎ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "没办法"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nedá se nic dělat"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "sille ei voi mitään"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "on n’y peut rien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "on ne peut rien y faire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "non hai que facer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "es lässt sich nicht ändern"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "אין מנוס"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "elkerülhetetlen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "menthetetlen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nincs mit tenni"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nem tehetünk semmit"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nincs más választás"
},
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"alt": "しかたがない",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shikata ga nai",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "仕方がない"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shō ga nai",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "しょうがない"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikansen",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "如何せん"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamu wo enai",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "やむをえない"
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{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "makanita tagana"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "makanita talaga"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "pakanian tagana"
},
{
"code": "pam",
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"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "makanian talaga"
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{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "alang akarapat"
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwakjeung'i eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "확증이 없다"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "byeol doriga eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "별 도리가 없다"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "eojjeol su eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "어쩔 수 없다"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hal su eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "할 수 없다"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "e taea te pēwhea (hoki)"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nic się z tym nie da zrobić"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "não há o que fazer"
},
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "ce sa-I faci"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "n-ai incotro"
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"roman": "ničevó ne podélaješʹ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "ничего́ не поде́лаешь"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ničevó ne popíšešʹ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "ничего́ не попи́шешь"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "chan eil cothrom air"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "no hay más remedio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "det kan inte hjälpas"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "çaresi yok"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "başka yolu yok"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "yapacak bir şey yok"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ničóho ne vdíješ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "нічо́го не вді́єш"
}
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nuk mund të bëj diçka me të"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nuk mund të bëj diçka me të"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lā mafarr",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "لَا مَفَرّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lā ʔastaṭīʕ ḏālik",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "لَا أَسْتَطِيع ذٰلِك"
},
{
"code": "hak",
"lang": "Hakka Chinese",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "無法度"
},
{
"code": "hak",
"lang": "Hakka Chinese",
"roman": "mò fap-thu",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "无法度"
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"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
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"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
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"word": "无法度"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "無辦法"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "bô pān-hoat",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "无办法"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "沒辦法"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "méi bànfǎ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "没办法"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nedá se nic dělat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "sille ei voi mitään"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "on n’y peut rien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "on ne peut rien y faire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "non hai que facer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "es lässt sich nicht ändern"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "אין מנוס"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "elkerülhetetlen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "menthetetlen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nincs mit tenni"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nem tehetünk semmit"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nincs más választás"
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{
"alt": "しかたがない",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shikata ga nai",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "仕方がない"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shō ga nai",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "しょうがない"
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"alt": "いかんせん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikansen",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "如何せん"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yamu wo enai",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "やむをえない"
},
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"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "makanita tagana"
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{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "makanita talaga"
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{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "pakanian tagana"
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{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "makanian talaga"
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{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "alang akarapat"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwakjeung'i eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "확증이 없다"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "byeol doriga eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "별 도리가 없다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "eojjeol su eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "어쩔 수 없다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hal su eopda",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "할 수 없다"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "e taea te pēwhea (hoki)"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "nic się z tym nie da zrobić"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "não há o que fazer"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "ce sa-I faci"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "n-ai incotro"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ničevó ne podélaješʹ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "ничего́ не поде́лаешь"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ničevó ne popíšešʹ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "ничего́ не попи́шешь"
},
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "chan eil cothrom air"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "no hay más remedio"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "det kan inte hjälpas"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "çaresi yok"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "başka yolu yok"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "yapacak bir şey yok"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ničóho ne vdíješ",
"sense": "it is inevitable",
"word": "нічо́го не вді́єш"
}
],
"word": "it can't be helped"
}
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